this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2025
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What is this thing?

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There are multiple of these in my city. Kinda giant bird feeder looking

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[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 114 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This is a "small cell" cellular phone tower. They are usually used to offload the capacity of a larger tower nearby. They're useful during large events like concerts, sporting events or parades. It looks like that because it has a cover to hide the radios and antennas from view. They can also be painted different colors to better blend in with the scenery.

[–] Jarvis2323@programming.dev 17 points 3 weeks ago

Awesome. Ty!

[–] captainjaneway@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 weeks ago

Qtip for sky giants

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 7 points 3 weeks ago

Tampon tower!

[–] Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

That's a government tower to make the birds gay

spoilerobvious /s

[–] abcdqfr@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I've seen a tiny one on a pickup, more tiny 5G peckerheads?

[–] LilDumpy@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago

Cool, You're in Redlands? Have you been to the Redlands public market yet?